Jeremy Dawson

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Jeremy Dawson
Jeremy Dawson and Mikey Martin
Jeremy Dawson and Mikey Martin
Background information
Born May 19, 1978
Origin Shawnee, Oklahoma
Genre(s) Electronica/Indie/pop/rock
Occupation(s) Musician
Instrument(s) Keyboard, Synthesizer
Associated acts Shiny Toy Guns, Cloud2Ground, Slyder, Spyder.
Members
Carah Faye, Chad Petree, Mikey Martin
Notable instrument(s)
Roland V-Synth XT, Fender Jazz Bass,jv-1080, Juno-G, Korg Triton

Jeremy Dawson (born in Texas, but raised in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA) is a musician best known as a member of the electronica/indie/rock band Shiny Toy Guns. He has also been the driving force behind the acts Cloud2Ground, Slyder, and Spyder. Shiny Toy Guns' 2005/2006/2007 song "You Are the One" has its roots in Jeremy Dawson's trance song "Neo", put out under his "Slyder" moniker. The song "Neo" also known as the Shiny Toy Guns song "You Are The One" was used in the game Grand Theft Auto III.

[edit] Equipment

Dawson has been seen using an M-Audio 88key Midi Controller with a V-Synth Module; Fender Jazz Bass with Ampeg SVT Head, and an Alesis Micron that is also played by the lead singer.[citation needed] He covers the brand name of most of his gear with Black Tape.

His current live synthesizers are the Roland V-Synth XT, jv-1080, and Juno-G, and the Korg Triton. All of his programming is done in Logic. from personal message via Shiny Toy Guns myspace from representative. Retrieved on 2007-12-03.